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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, what do you think they "won" exactly??

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Bragging rights [/quote]

Do people know longer believe certain schools matter in terms iof hiring or recruiting after graduation? The mock disbelief by people here is amusing. Nobody seems to know what OP is talking and would certainly never influence or assist their kids in any way. Sure![/quote]

My company is headquartered in Boston. We do NOT hire from Harvard or MIT and the ones who are from those schools don't tell people. We have sr. people with (gasp) community college degrees. The company is thriving.

Our DC new hires are also not grads from fancy colleges but regular state schools.[/quote]

There are jobs for all different types of people.  One job is perfect for an MIT scientist where people skills are not needed.  There are jobs in sales for people who graduated from local state colleges.  There are jobs for community college graduated with technical certifications or degree.

There is no one pathway to a happy life. There is no guarantee that your Harvard degree will get you a dream job. There are so many graduates of top schools who all look the same it’s tough to stand out.

Needing to go to certain colleges to get a certain job is outdated.  It’s not the 1970s anymore.  Computers and tech changed everything.  We have self taught programmers getting who make more than than software engineer college graduates.   Start up companies where the whole office can make a high salary.   My niece went to a low level college for even planning and marketing.   During Covid she got an interview for sales at a start up company.  She made $350,000 her first year.  It was an in demand product and that’s about all an excellent sales person needs.   Entrepreneurs are making good money if they found a niche market.

It’s hard for the old school people to understand.    [/quote]

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